Time and Its Measurement

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Time and Its Measurement, by James Arthur
JAMES ARTHUR
REPRINTED FROM POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE
Copyright, 1909, by H. H. Windsor
CHICAGO, 1909
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
James Arthur
Mr. Arthur is an enthusiastic scientist, a successful inventor and extensive traveler, who has for years been making a study of clocks, watches, and time-measuring devices. He is not only a great authority on this subject, but his collection of over 1500 timepieces gathered from all parts of the globe has been pronounced the finest collection in the world. Mr. Arthur is a pleasing exception to the average business man, for he has found time to do a large amount of study and research along various scientific lines in addition to conducting an important manufacturing business in New York City, of which he is president. Mr. Arthur is 67 years of age.—H. H. Windsor.
Time as an abstraction. — Ancient divisions of day and night. — Night watches of the Old Testament. — Quarter days and hours of the New Testament. — Shadow or sun time. — Noon mark dials. — Ancient dials of Herculaneum and Pompeii. — Modern Dials. — Equation of time. — Three historic methods of measuring time. — “Time-boy” of India. — Chinese clepsydra. — Ancient weather and time stations. — Tower of the winds, Athens, Greece.